"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

These dishes are not the product of people being frugal as you put it. These are old traditional recipes from times when people had to use everything at their disposal. It was the way people had to live and nothing was wasted. Unfortunately, as your comment proves, people have lost sight of that way of life and take everything for granted.
 
Jsega51 said:
These dishes are not the product of people being frugal as you put it. These are old traditional recipes from times when people had to use everything at their disposal. It was the way people had to live and nothing was wasted. Unfortunately, as your comment proves, people have lost sight of that way of life and take everything for granted.
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I still say all Scottish food was based on a dare. :confused::eek::barf: :D
 
btmccutcheon said:
I still say all Scottish food was based on a dare. :confused::eek::barf: :D
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I'm absolutely sure that is not the case! ;)

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Beat me to it JB.
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Has anyone here ever tasted IRN BRU (except residents of Scotland and its outlying islands and territories) ?
 
Jsega51 said:
These dishes are not the product of people being frugal as you put it. These are old traditional recipes from times when people had to use everything at their disposal. It was the way people had to live and nothing was wasted. Unfortunately, as your comment proves, people have lost sight of that way of life and take everything for granted.
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Isn't that what "frugal" means-kinda?
 
I pay around $25AUD /kilo for Scotch Fillet
Quite pricey these days (he says expecting groans from English people)
Scotchy as we call it used to be regarded as a poor cut of steak.So who knows?maybe one scrapple(hulp huulp heeergh...)
will one day be a gourmet delight.
 
meako said:
I pay around $25AUD /kilo for Scotch Fillet
Quite pricey these days (he says expecting groans from English people)
Scotchy as we call it used to be regarded as a poor cut of steak.So who knows?maybe one scrapple(hulp huulp heeergh...)
will one day be a gourmet delight.
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That works out to about $8 USD/Lb for a Rib Eye. I would take anytime right now. I pay about $10 - $!2/Lb around here.
 
meako said:
Has anyone here ever tasted IRN BRU (except residents of Scotland and its outlying islands and territories) ?
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I guess that counts me out ;)

meako said:
I pay around $25AUD /kilo for Scotch Fillet
Quite pricey these days (he says expecting groans from English people)
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Groan! Struggle to get a loaf of bread and a pint of milk for that here these days! ;) :D
 
I think it's great that people have lost that perspective. Call me crazy, but I hope that my kids never have to worry about using every part of an animal. I don't want them to be wasteful, but I also don't want them to have to choose between eating something that they find unsavory and going hungry.

On the other hand we love BBQ, which is really just the art of preparing lesser quality cuts of meat in a way that makes them especially delicious. It's just not to the extent that others have had to go. We thank God for that daily, even if it means that we'll never have the perspective that others have.
 
Jsega51 said:
I've never tried haggis but I've had Scrapple. All of the pork leftovers (trimmings, organs, brains even) are boiled down with seasonings and cornmeal and allowed to congeal into a loaf. Then it's sliced and fried. I stress that I've tried it lol. Not my favorite thing to eat with eggs in the morning but I had to give it a shot.
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i grew up eating the German version of scrapple -- Knip.
cook the pork, grind it, mix in rolled oats (instead of corn meal), black pepper, clove, cinnamon, allspice, grind again, make a loaf and bake.
after it's cooled overnight, make 1/4" slices and pan fry until crispy on both sides.
we served this up with fried grits and fried eggs.

OTOH, for the ultimate in "getting the most out of your pig", there's another German dish -- head cheese.
 
scrteened porch said:
I hope I never have to taste haggis, but I tasted natto and survived. Deep fried natto was marginally less hideous.
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Haha what's wrong with Nattō, highly nutritious and equally delicious :D

Just kidding, to someone who isn't familiar with the consistency of many asian foods なっとう has a unique feel and texture to it. (bogie like ;)
The same goes for many of our foods/ways we prepare fermented foods and what parts of an animal we eat. Waste not, want not~
 
Natto isn't bad but Balut is gross...I've had both. I love Phô, Pancit and most all Asian cuisine. Dried cuttlefish is phenomenal!
 
Over this side of the atlantic we have been experiencing the other edge of the storm that crippled the north eastern US coast. It has not been as dramatic here but it certainly meant for a very busy week for me hence my lack of response to the Haggis conversation, some of which - I must admit - offended me a little. As I said in that post;

pmew said:
Well it's the night of the 25th January. That might not mean much to some of you but it's important to me.
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kamagong said:
Do you have a picture of the dirk you used to cut the haggis?
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No dirk I'm afraid, I used my sgian dubh



All the nonsense aside, we had a lovely time thanks. Although our Rory has come down with a cough and cold, poor wee mite.
 
Down here the Southern Appalachia there are three things I won't eat. Pickled Pigs Feet, Liver Mush and Pork Brains. I was however forced to eat Liver Mush a few times s a kid but that was it.:eek: These are common products in our local grocery stores.


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pmew said:
Over this side of the atlantic we have been experiencing the other edge of the storm that crippled the north eastern US coast. It has not been as dramatic here but it certainly meant for a very busy week for me hence my lack of response to the Haggis conversation, some of which - I must admit - offended me a little. As I said in that post;






No dirk I'm afraid, I used my sgian dubh



All the nonsense aside, we had a lovely time thanks. Although our Rory has come down with a cough and cold, poor wee mite.
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That's the finest Sgian Dubh I've ever seen. And As for my comment on Scottish food being based on dares, it was meant as a joke. Describing Scottish food to most people in these parts makes them put on an ugly face fast. I've actually enjoyed most Scottish dishes I've had including Haggis.
 
That is a fine looking Sgian Dubh! Glad you made it through the storm in one piece. Hope the little guy (although I bet he is getting pretty big by now) feels better soon. Take care and pop in when you have the chance! Steven
 
Good to see you back Paul, and that lovely Sgian Dubh :thumbup: I'm not surprised you've been busy! :reek: Hope the wee lad is over his cold soon :thumbup:
 
JB in SC said:
Depends on if you have a choice. The average income of a farmer in the Southeastern US during the great depression was around $200 a year.
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Good point.
We have some friends around the corner who we know because our kids go to school together.
They have driven the same 2 cars since we have known them (approx 14 years). OK to me thats frugal.
At one stage a couple of years ago my wife was using our PC printer to print their kids homework projects for primary school.
Using the rationale that pretty much every thing they do at school nowadays involves computers and printing etc I stupidly asked the question-
"why haven't they got a printer?"
answer "because the ink is too expensive"
tic.. tic.. tic..tic BOOOM
Now they are by no means poor. They have no mortgage. They drive the same cars one of which should have gone to the wreckers 10 years ago IMO.
When on holiday they go rock climbing in France or Spain or the USA (they camp out the whole time no silly costly hotels or that) I bet if it was allowed they would go in the cargo hold of the plane if it meant a few bucks cheaper on the airfares.
Don't get me wrong -I love them as dear friends.
But a printer costs around 50bux and your kids need it for school.
OK so back on topic -
Just yesterday after purchasing a new slightly used car with my wife to replace the dying Ford Falcon as we drove home the subject of replacing our printer came up. I asked if
lets call them Gregory and Jean to protect the innocent had bought a printer yet?
NO because Gregory (an engineer) had built his own ink toner replacement system to use in conjunction with an old thrown out printer that supposedly still works.:rolleyes::(
apparently it consisted of a vast array of tubing and ink jars but due to lack of correct pressure and the effects of air on the ink it never worked due to clogging.
So rather than zipping down to Officeworks and half hour later having a fully working printer -this guy invests a lot of time and probably the same amount of cash into a half baked experimental post nuclear apocalypse mad max style home made printer.
NOW that my friends is "frugal" in fact I'll go one step further and call it plain and simple "tight wadded stinginess".
 
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